Quotes about "Contemporary Issues"

I like producing, but I don't love it. I love acting. I got into producing because I had a bad time in 1989 when no work was coming in. ”

I wound up studying art and design, got a job at Lonely Planet Publications as a designer, cartographer and illustrator. ”

I write really visually. In my head, I'm constantly picturing things as I'm writing, so for me, videos are such an expressive part of my job. ”

Injury in general teaches you to appreciate every moment. I've had my share of injuries throughout my career. It's humbling. It gives you perspective. No matter how many times I've been hurt, I've learned from that injury and come back even more humble. ”

People have this idea that the more pious and devout I am, the more successful I am. Which is very dangerous. If you look at faith in that way, you're bound to fail at both - spiritually and in your career. ”

I want to show my range before I fall into any typecasting. I've turned down a lot of things trying to wait. But at the end of my career, whether that be tomorrow or 40 years from now, I would like to look back and be able to say, 'Ah, I never fell into any gimmicks.' ”

I grew up around acting, but it was never thought of as a career. ”

I spent all of my childhood at a performance art camp. Putting on plays, it was more like commedia dell'arte. It wasn't career-oriented in any way. It was more fun and therapeutic, so I never really thought of it as something I would end up doing. I was more convinced I was going to be a painter. ”

The way it works is the manager's sort of, you know, is like the hub of an artist's career. ”

If you look at a company like Uber, a company that so anti-establishment that cab companies are trying to find ways to shut it down, one could compare that to how Public Enemy and NWA went after then-modern society in hip hop. ”